Strainer



June 4, 1935. 4' THOMAS 2,003,658

' STRAINER Filed Aug. 7, 1933 ATTOR N EY Patented June 4, 1935 L UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STRAINER Lawrence J. Thomas, Mount Angel, Oreg.

Application August 7, 1933, Serial No. 684,053

1 Claim. (01. 210-159) The invention relates to a strainer and more vention and comprising a funnel-like body 5 havespecially to a liquid strainer adapted primarily ing a cylindrical throat 6, which latter is of a for the straining of milk. size to conveniently fit within the neck B of the The primary object of the invention is the probody A and the length of said throat being great- 5 vision of a strainer of this character, wherein the er than the extent of the neck B so as to extend 5 construction thereof is such that foreign matter, downwardly for a slight distance within the body dirt, sediment or the like will be trapped and the A of the container or can, as will be apparent from liquid delivered thereover into a container with- Figure 1 of the drawing. out being forced through the trapped substance, Removably fitted in the throat 6 is a substanthus in this manner assuring a perfect and thortially cup-shaped strainer 1 having the outturned 10 ough straining of the liquid, as for example, milk, annular flange 8 at the upper open end and the when being poured into a container. dished bottom 9 at the lower end of said strainer.

Another object of the invention is the provision This strainer 1, at intervals, is cut away to proof a strainer of this character, wherein several vide the spaced openings Ill covered by a wire screens are held so that in the pouring of milk mesh screen II which is exteriorly mounted on 15 other q d h latter W be mp t ly said strainer I and extends entirely about the strained with the foreign matter, dirt or sedisame, the openings I0 being above the dished ment entirely removed therefrom and excluded bottom 9 so that when liquid is poured into this from a container within which the strained milk strainer 1 all foreign matter, sediment or dirt is received, the strainer being of novel construcill gravitate i to the dished bottom 9 and the 20 tion d Susceptible of insertion the mouth or liquid will freely flow thereover laterally through neck of a container for the milk. the openings l0 and become strained by the A further object of the invention is the proviscreens II. The body 5 concentrically with resion of a strainer of this character which is simspect t the thro t 6 has a seat l2 for the flange p in Construction, thoroughly ab d fi 8 of the strainer 1, the latter being of a diam 25 Cient in its P p readily and as y C d for eter less than the internal diameter of the throat sanita y purp ses, a sur n t u st a 6, while the height of said strainer is less than of liquid, such as milk, and inexpensive to manuth length f the said throat. facture. Formed at the free end of the throat 6 is an in- With these and other j s in View, the turned annular flange I3 constituting a ledge or 30 vention consists in the features of construction, t for filter including t Screen 4 and filtercombination and arrangement of parts as will be ing fabric 5 these being held in place by an up.- hereinafter more fully described in detail, illuswardly bowed member |5 having th springy end trated in the accompanyin d a Which pieces I! which frictionally engage the inner wall closes the preferred embo e o the invention, of the throat 6, the bowed piece being superposed 3 and Pointed out in the Claim hereunto appendedto rest against the filter mediums before described.

In the accompanying drawing 1 It will be apparent that when the strained milk Figure 1 is a fragmentary Vertical Sectional or other liquid passes through the screens II the View through milk container can Showing the said milk or liquid flows laterally into the throat 40 strainer constructed in accordance with the inand thence downwardly through the filter 40 vention applied. cluding the mediums I 4 and [5. The bowed Figure 2 is a sectional View on the line 2 2 of member "5 will permit the removal of the filter- Figure 1 9 in (infection of arrows ing mediums l4 and I5 from the throat 6 when it Figure 3 1S Sectmnal on the lme 3-3 of is desired to clean such mediums. The milk or Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. 1i 45 quid passmg from the throat 6 is discharged into 5 Est? st ategists: raster; or A. as be f drawing It will be apparent that when the funnel-shaped Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates P 5 of the fif s' 2 33: generally a portion of the body of a milk conm the neck B 0 9 con amer 0 ca 50 C and the tamer or can, B its neck and C the outwardly q 5 upon mouth flared mouth rim of the same, the container or mllk hquld 1S Poured Into the y e ce can being of standard style. will flow through the strainer 1 and the filter, 1n-

Insertable in the neck B of the container or cluding the mediums HI and I5, into the concan A is the strainer constituting the present intainer or can A. 55

What is claimed is: A strainer of the character described comprising a funnel-shaped body having a contracted neck provided with an open bottom, an inturned flange formed from said neck and concentric of its open bottom, filtering mediums resting upon said flange and superimposed one upon the other, a bowed member straddling the filtering mediums and having springy end portions frictionally en- 10 gaging the internal surface of said neck, a removable cup-shaped strainer fitting said neck and of a diameter considerably less than the latter, the said body having an annular seat at the juncture of the neck therewith, and an outturned annular flange on said strainer and fitting said seat to have the upper end of the strainer flush with the inner surface of the said body, the strainer having spaced wire mesh screens fitted 

